Lewis Hamilton blamed a 'piss poor' effort for losing out on pole position at the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
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| Country | Finland |
| Podiums | 45 |
| Points | 1277 |
| Grands Prix entered | 139 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x7) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 28/08/1989 |
| Place of birth | Nastola, Finland |
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Valtteri Bottas says the risk taking he took to grab pole position for the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix left him with the "shakes" at the end of qualifying read more »
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Valterri Bottas has conceded to taking a risk in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix that has now left him steeling himself for a bitter scrap with Lewis Hamilton and... read more »
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Just 0.097s separates the Black Arrows, as Valtteri Bottas makes up for Portimao qualifying heartbreak by edging out his Mercedes teammate. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beats Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position with his last lap of qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas came out on top of a close fight, beating his teammate Lewis Hamilton to the pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Red Bull's Max Verstappen... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' late improvement saw him narrowly beat Mercedes F1 teammate Lewis Hamilton to claim pole position for the Emilia Romagna GP at Imola. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole for Formula 1's 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, with Max Verstappen third despite needing a rapid Q2 spark plug change read more »
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Valtteri Bottas secured his fourth pole position of the season by edging championship leader Lewis Hamilton with his final qualifying lap for the Emilia-Romagna GP, while... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to claim pole position for Formula 1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Formula 1 has returned to Imola after a 14-year absence, on... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position from Lewis Hamilton for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in a qualifying session that caused Red Bull and Max Verstappen some heart-stopping... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas claimed his 15th pole position but first at Imola while Red Bull did a mega job to ensure a spark plug didn't end Max Verstappen's qualifying read more »
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When the action got underway at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas once again demonstrated the superior performance of their W11... read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison has described the moments that led to the tyre call between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ahead of the closing stages of... read more »
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Jolyon Palmer takes an in-depth look of "the most bonkers start to a race" in Portimao, including Carlos Sainz and Valtteri Bottas' opening laps. Watch the full... read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison says the garage was tense as they tried to find the best Q3 strategy at the Portuguese GP. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has stated Valtteri Bottas' call for soft tyres for his second stint in the Portuguese Grand Prix was never under consideration as the... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton earned a record-breaking 92nd grand prix victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix via another dominant performance to lead home team-mate Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he was "discovering new lines" throughout the Portuguese Grand Prix as he ultimately stretched out an advantage to claim a commanding win.... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas's request to be put on the soft tyre at Portimao was ignored because Mercedes doesn't want to interfere, says Toto Wolff. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas feels like there is still more to come from him after he lost more ground on Lewis Hamilton in the title race. read more »
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Toto Wolff admits that putting Valtteri Bottas on a different tyre strategy to race leader, Lewis Hamilton would have been a difficult call. read more »
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Today's post-race press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen. read more »
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says his side were "robust" as it kept Valtteri Bottas on his original strategy during the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas admits he's at a loss to explain why he didn't have more pace in his fight against team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the Portuguese Grand... read more »
Brazilian Grand Prix
8th of November 2026
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- Drivers list
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Romain Grosjean
- Pastor Maldonado
- Jenson Button
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Will Stevens
- Roberto Merhi
- Felipe Nasr
- Max Verstappen
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Sergio Perez
- Adrian Sutil
- Esteban Gutierrez
- Jean-Eric Vergne
- Daniil Kvyat
- Felipe Massa
- Valtteri Bottas
- Jules Bianchi
- Max Chilton
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Marcus Ericsson
- Robert Kubica
- Michael Schumacher
- Paul di Resta
- Heikki Kovalainen
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 380 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 261 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 259 |
| 4 | George Russell | 250 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 245 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 221 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | 150 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 105 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 79 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 43 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 630 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 504 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 380 |
| 4 | McLaren | 371 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 104 |
| 6 | Alpine | 74 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 30 |
| 8 | Audi | 23 |
| 9 | Williams | 12 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 7 |